Oracle finance functional consultant- client

Position Summary

Our client, a premier public research university and leading healthcare network based in San Francisco, is seeking a Senior Oracle Cloud Financials Functional Consultant. In this role, you will serve as a core subject matter expert for our enterprise ERP platform, acting as the primary liaison between institutional finance stakeholders and IT technical teams. You will optimize, configure, and support Oracle Fusion Financials to streamline complex institutional accounting, ensure compliance with public sector policies, and support an organization dedicated to advancing global health and education.

• Lead the end-to-end functional support, configuration, and optimization of Oracle Cloud Financials modules (GL, AP, AR, FA, Cash Management, and Expenses).
• Configure business processes, workflow approvals (BPM), and financial reporting structures aligned with institutional operational workflows and compliance requirements.
• Author and maintain high-quality functional design documents (FDDs), Configuration Workbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Act as the strategic partner to campus and healthcare financial teams, capturing complex business requirements and translating them into scalable Oracle Cloud solutions.
• Align system configurations with Higher Education and Public Sector accounting frameworks, focusing heavily on Fund Accounting, PPM (Project Portfolio Management), and Grants Management.
• Support the business through successful month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close execution and reconciliations.

• Manage the review, impact assessment, and testing of Oracle Cloud quarterly upgrades and patches.
• Coordinate business validation, manage regression testing execution, and identify potential issues or feature enhancements before deployment into production.
• Troubleshoot functional issues spanning data interfaces/imports (FBDI), third-party integrations (e.g., banking portals, procurement tools), and data conversions.

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a closely related field.
• 7 years of hands-on experience as an Oracle Financials Functional Consultant, with at least 3 years specifically in Oracle Cloud Fusion ERP.
• Proven track record of participating in full lifecycle enterprise ERP implementations or major optimization projects.

• General Ledger (GL) & Chart of Accounts (COA) mapping
• Accounts Payable (AP) & Accounts Receivable (AR)
• Fixed Assets (FA) & Cash Management (CM)
• Project Portfolio Management (PPM) / Project Costing (strongly preferred for tracking research grants)

• Strong understanding of US GAAP, public sector compliance, fund accounting, and internal financial controls.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to trace ledger discrepancies back to functional system configuration root causes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to easily communicate technical concepts to non-technical financial executives.

• Prior experience implementing or supporting Oracle ERP within a Higher Education institution or a major Healthcare/Hospital network.
• Familiarity with cross-functional upstream/downstream module integrations, such as Oracle Cloud HCM/Payroll (enterprise integration frameworks) and Supply Chain/Procurement.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or Oracle Financials Cloud Certification.

• Competitive base salary with a comprehensive, permanent full-time benefits package.
• Hybrid work model offering a flexible balance of remote work and collaborative on-site days in San Francisco.
• The opportunity to work with a world-renowned public institution contributing directly to clinical excellence and scientific innovation.